Cerebrovascular Disease and Dementia
Subtitle: Pathology, Neuropsychiatry and Management
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: March 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781853177590
Subjects: General practice; Geriatric medicine; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Psychiatry; Neurology - General; Gerontology; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Psychiatry - General; Medical / Geriatrics; Neurology
First sentence: Cerebral vascular disease holds a position as a major cause of neurological disability and mental disorder, especially in old age with a wide spectrum of psychiatric manifestations such as delirium, dementia, personality change, affective disorder, hallucinations, paranoia, and other psychotic reactions as well as circumscribed cognitive deficits such as dysphasia, dysmnesia and dyspraxia.